Device for hanging wall-paper.



M.- P. RANDLE. DEVICE FOR HANGING WALL PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8. 1910. I

Batented Jan. 17, 1911-.

[NVENT R WITNESSES Allomey MILLARD F. HANDLE, OF MOBILE, ALABA1VIA.

DEVICE FOR HANGING WALL-PAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1'7, 1911.

Application filed August 8, 1910. Serial No. 576,142.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILLARD F. RANDLE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State ofAlabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Hanging alLPaper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper hangers tools and particularly to adevice adapted to support a length of paper while the same is beingapplied to the wall, means being provided for pressing the paper againstthe wall through the medium of a rotatable member carried by theimplement, the said implement also comprising a clamping bar coactingwith the roller for the purpose of holding paper while the same is beingmanipulated.

A further object of this invention is to provide an implement forhanging paper, the same comprising a plurality of detachably connectedsections capable of being knocked down or dismantled for the purpose oftransportation and being readily reassembled for use.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a paper hangingimplement having handles, each comprising telescopically connectedsections whereby the said handles may be increased or diminished inlength occording to the requirements in practice.

Finally an object of this invention is to produce a device of thecharacter noted which will possess advantages in points of simplicity,efliciency and durability proving at the same time comparativelyinexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, ref erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in which-Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of the paper hanging implementembodying the invention shown in its open position; Fig. 2 illustrates asimilar view to that shown in Fig. 1, except that the clamping bar is inengagement with the roller and the levers are shown as adjusted for thepurpose of increasing their length; Fig. 3 illustrates a perspectiveView of a fragment of the roller support and the roller detachedtherefrom; Fig. 4; illustrates a view in elevation of a fragment of theimplement illustrating its applicability in use, paper being shown asapplied to the roller and engaged by the clamping bar; Fig. 5illustrates a side view showing a fragment of the clamping bar, and afragment of the outer section of my device, having a portion of theclamping bar cut away to more clearly show the means for connecting thetwo members.

In these drawings I have shown the handle for the roller as consistingof a section 5 having atits outer end a handle and a section 6telescopically connected to the section 5 and held in relation theretothrough the medium of collars 7 and S, which are provided with bindingscrews 9 and 10 respectively for holding the collar at adjusted positionon the said members. The section 6 of the handle has its edge recessednear the outer end to form a half round bearing 11. A metallic strip oryoke 12 is secured to the section 6 near its outer end and to the saidstrip 12, I pivot a roller-engaging member 13 which has a half roundbearing 11 coinciding with the half round bearing 11. Theroller-engaging member 13 may swing toward the member 5 and is securedthrough the medium of a hook 15 which engages the stud or pin 16. Theroller 17 may be of any appropriate length and it has an annular recesspreferably midway its length forming a spindle 18 which is rotatable inthe half round bearings 11 and 1 1.

The member 5 is provided with ears 19 to which the inner section 20 ofthe clamp handle is pivoted, the outer section 21 of said clamp handlebeing telescopically mounted on the section 20 and being held in placeby the collars 22 and 23, which collars are held in place by set screws24; and 25 respectively. The clamping bar 26 which is on the outer endof the handle is preferably of less diameter than the roller 17 and isdesigned to coact with the roller for the purpose of holding paper whilethe paper is'being applied to the surface to be coated. Owing to thefact that the clamp handle is pivoted on the ears 19, it may be moved tothe positions shown in Fig. 1 or Fig. 2 and when in the former position,it may be retained against movement by the spring catch 27, which is onthe clamp handle engaging the stud or pin 28 on the roller handle.

In operation, the pasted paper is applied to the roller and the clamp isbrought into engagement therewith for the purpose of retaining the paperon the roller the parts being in the relation shown in Fig. 4. After thepaper has been applied to the surface to be coated and it is desired tomove the roller with relation to the paper, the paper is pressed intoengagement with the surface by the roller and the clamp is pressed outof engagement with the paper in order that the roller may move freelyand in order that the clamp maybe free of the coated surface of thepaper while the roller is being moved. 7

When it is desired to dismantle the parts of the implement for thepurpose of transporting it from one job to another, the roller may bedisengaged from the bearing by moving the parts to the position shown inFig. 3 and the clamping bar may be re moved from the handle, owing tothe fact that said clamping bar has a socket 29 which receives the end30 of the clamping handle.

I claim 1. In a paper hanging implement, a roller handle comprisingtelescopic sections, one of said sections being provided with a bearing,a bearing member coacting with the said handle, a roller mounted in thebearing, a clamp handle pivotally mounted on the roller handle, and aclamp having a socket to receive the clamping handle.

2. In a paper hanging implement, a roller handle comprising telescopicsections, one of said sections being provided with a bearing, a bearingmember coacting with the said handle, a roller mounted in the bearing, aclamp handle, a clamp having a socket to receive the clamp handle, andmeans on the handles for holding them in certain positions ofadjustment.

3. In a paper hanging implement, a roller handle having a half roundbearing near its outer end, a bearing member pivotally mounted withrespect to the roller handle, means for holding the bearing member inoperative relation to the handle, a roller having a circumferentialgroove forming a spindle mounted in the bearing, a clamp handle, a clamphaving a socket to receive the clamp handle, and means on the handlesfor holding them in certain positions of adjustment.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MILLARD F. RANDLE.

Vitnesses:

ROBERT E. TERRY, J N0. J. MARTIN.

